Horodnia Air Base

Horodnia (also Gorodnya, Horodnya, Horodnye, or Gorodnye) was a flight training air base in Ukraine located 4 km east of Horodnia.

Horodnia
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OperatorSoviet Air Forces
LocationHorodnia
Elevation AMSL489 ft / 149 m
Coordinates51°53′0″N 031°39′0″E
Runways
Direction Length Surface
ft m
8,202 2,500 Concrete

It was home to the 703rd Training Aviation Regiment flying 101 Aero L-39 Albatros, "C" model. The 703rd Training Aviation Regiment moved from Uman to Gorodnya in 1965; it formed part of the Chernigov Higher Military Aviation School of Pilots. The regiment was taken over by Ukraine in early 1992.[1]

As of January, 2020, it is reported as "abandoned" on www.openstreetmap.org.

Gorodnya

References

  1. "703rd Training Aviation Regiment". Ww2.dk. Retrieved 2022-09-18.


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